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Microspot test methods and field test kit for on-site inspections of chemical agents

  • US 5,935,862 A
  • Filed: 12/11/1996
  • Issued: 08/10/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/19/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of detecting the presence of chemical warfare a gents, precursors and degradation products thereof, consisting of:

  • contacting a liquid sample suspected of containing a member of the group consisting of chemical warfare agents, chemical warfare agent precursors, chemical warfare agent degradation products and mixtures thereof with a sufficient amount of a chromnatographic adsorbent material and a sufficient amount of a chromogemic detector reagent, wherein said contacting comprises applying said sample via a microcapillary tube to said chromatographic adsorbent,whereby a chromogenic indicator is formed when said sample contains said member of said group.

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